The
House Natural
Resources Committee held a markup session on Wednesday.
By unanimous consent, the committee approved the only Indian measure on the agenda:
H.R.4002.
The bill allows the
Miami
Nation to revoke the charter that was approved under the
Oklahoma
Indian Welfare Act.
The
House
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on the bill on
March 27. Chief Douglas Lankford explained the need to rescind an outdated
document that is almost impossible to change.
The Obama administration supports the bill, Assistant Secretary Kevin
Washburn, the head of the
Bureau of
Indian Affairs said at the hearing. Similar measures have been approved for
other tribes in the past.
The measure can now be considered by the full
House.
Committee Notice:
Markup
on H.R. 503, H.R. 863, H.R. 2208, H.R. 2430, H.R. 3802, H.R. 4002, H.R. 4017,
H.R. 4120, H.R. 4253, and H.R. 4309 (April 9, 2014)
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